Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

A document’s effective filing date is the date and time stamped after Clerk review and portal acceptance.

After review by the Clerk and accepted by the electronic filing portal, the document will be time and date stamped, which shall be the effective date of filing.

CRITICAL

Rejected filings are returned with the reason for rejection and may be resubmitted; the final filing date is determined by the Clerk’s acceptance.

A filing that is rejected will be returned to the filer with reasons(s) for the rejection. The filer will be permitted to resubmit the filing. The final filing date will be determined by the acceptance of the filing by the Clerk of Courts.

WARNING

Filings submitted after 4:15 p.m. or on a non-business day are reviewed on the next business day the Court is open.

Filings submitted after 4:15 p.m. or on non-business days will be reviewed by the Clerk of Courts the next business day the Court is open.

WARNING

If a submission is not received by the Clerk due to an error caused by the hardware or software of either the Clerk or the submitting party, upon satisfactory proof and for good cause shown, the Court may enter an Order permitting the

If a submission is not received by the Clerk due to an error caused by the hardware or software of either the Clerk or the submitting party, upon satisfactory proof and for good cause shown, the Court may enter an Order permitting the

INFO

Electronic filings may be submitted 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Filings can be submitted for electronic filing twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days per week.

CRITICAL

The movant must file a reply memorandum within 7 days after service of the last opposition memorandum.

the movant shall file any reply memorandum in support of the motion within seven (7) days of the service of the last memorandum in opposition.

CRITICAL

An attorney who misses reimbursement deadlines or fails to comply with reimbursement requirements will be denied reimbursement.

An attorney will be denied reimbursement for failure to meet the time deadlines or to comply with other reimbursement requirements.

CRITICAL

Appointed attorneys must submit their bills within 30 days after the case terminates.

Attorneys shall submit bills no later than thirty (30) days from the termination of said case.

CRITICAL

Unless the Court orders an extension, an opposition to a non-summary-judgment motion or a co-party memorandum supporting the motion must be filed within 14 days after service of the motion.

Unless an extension of time is otherwise ordered, any memorandum in opposition to a motion (other than a motion for summary judgment), or a memorandum of a co-party in support of the motion, shall be filed within fourteen (14) days of the service of the motion

CRITICAL

Counsel must file a typed transcript of any video deposition at least 7 days before the final pretrial conference and send notice of filing to all counsel of record.

At least seven (7) days prior to the final pretrial conference, counsel shall file a typed transcript of any video deposition, and counsel will send notice of filing to all counsel of record.

CRITICAL

A responsive memorandum to a summary judgment motion must be filed within 28 days after service of the motion.

A responsive memorandum to a motion for summary judgment shall be filed within twenty-eight (28) days of service of the motion

CRITICAL

A reply memorandum to a summary judgment motion must be filed within 7 days after service of the last opposition memorandum.

any reply memorandum to a summary judgment motion shall be filed within seven (7) days of service of the last memorandum in opposition.

WARNING

Unless oral argument is requested or ordered, a motion is submitted for decision when the applicable briefing period expires.

Unless an oral argument is requested or ordered by the Court, a motion shall be considered submitted to the Court for decision upon the expiration of said time period.